Popular Games in
the Early 1900's
By: Zach


This picture was taken from  the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division



Board games- Board games in the early 1900ís lacked the technology used in board games today.  Most board games involved dice and pieces that you moved from space to space.  These games are won by the first person whoís piece reaches the finish space.

Tag- Tag is a game where one person is "it".  This person has to touch someone else then that person is "it".  This game usually involes running.

Hide and go seek-  This a game where someone is "it".  This person has to find the others playing the game. The tricky part is that the others hide from you.  The better hiding spot you get the better chance of not being found.

Kick the Wickey- The game is played with a foot long stick.  One person kicks the stick.  Whoever catches the stick wins.

Marbles- In marbles you would make a circle of string.  You would put all the marbles in the circle except each player would keep one.  With this marble you would try and hit other marbles out of the circle.  The person who gets the most marbles wins.
 
 

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